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Nias: Day One

Today we joined No Regrets, for a trip into town for fuel, groceries and a visit to a traditional, mountain top village. When we arrived a local kid came up and offered to do a high jump demonstration. In this village, young men must jump over this stone structure in order to win the right […]

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Pulau Lasia

Our last anchorage was so beautiful and relaxing that we didn’t want to leave. The thunder and lightning almost gave us the excuse we were looking for but, time and international clearance rules wait for no one. On to Nias and Telo for the last (fun) bits of our Southeast Asia adventure!

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Position Report: April 18, 2016

Position: 0º 34.44′ N 97º 44.064′ E Arrived in Lagundri, amidst surfers and world class break. We ran out of fuel and had to sail in, which was a bit hairy, but I’m so grateful that we had the wind to do it. S/v No Regrets was right behind us offering support. It’s so reassuring […]

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Position Report: April 14, 2016

Position: 2º 10.332′ N 96º 38.94′ E We arrived at Pulau Lasai this morning after an exciting night of dodging shrimp boats and lightning squalls. This place is gorgeous. The kids rate is as their second favorite after Suwarrow. The water clarity is superb (50-100′), the snorkeling is reported to be excellent, and the island […]

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Position Report: April 13, 2016

Position: 2º 58.536′ N 95º 57.258′ E We are just off Pulau Simelu now, but it’s too late to make landfall tonight. Beyond that, we heard of a lovely little island just south of here that we are eager to see. We should make it before midday tomorrow. Today was spent mostly motoring. The kids […]

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Position Report: April 12, 2016

Position: 4º 59.034′ N 95º 11.418′ E The anchorage was so rolly last night that we gave up on sleeping by 4:30am. This allowed us to make a early start and, with good wind, we were able to sail all day. The downside was that the swell continued well out to sea. Lucky for us […]

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Position Report: April 10, 2016

Position: 5º 29.616′ N 95º 13.542′ E Mainland Sumatra is gorgeous folks. We opted to anchor tonight rather than make passage and it seems like the right choice. Sharing the anchorage with us are Zuleka, Salt Breaker, and Peregrine. It will be tough to pry ourselves away from the beach and promise of sightseeing. We’ll […]

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Chillin’ in Thailand

The pace of life aboard Convivia has shifted. The hectic days of boatyard stress are behind us, as are the days in the Marina, fixing those last few (critical) systems. We’ve found a sleepy beachfront to anchor in front of and, with no transportation, have settled into leisurely days of kids floating beside the boat, […]

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Thailand so far

Thailand feels like cruising again. Our pace through Australia was breakneck, and Indonesia was challenging. Most of Malaysia felt like a race to the boat yard, and then there was that two month job. I thought Langkawi would feel like cruising again, but it ended up feeling a bit more like a boozy purgatory. The […]

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Refueling Adventure

Continued from here Trying our luck, in this case meant speaking entirely in Indonesian, asking around for someone who might have a surplus, and then negotiating the purchase or trade without the benefit of local currency (which we had divested ourselves of in Belitung, as we were intending to leave the country). While we were attempting […]

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